🇬🇳 Guinea Politics31 October 2026

Guinea classifies communes into three categories using eight criteria

By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africaguinée

The Guinean government has classified communes into three categories, A, B and C, using a 100-point scale based on eight criteria, including population, urbanisation and local resources. The reform is intended to adapt public policy to local realities and guide the allocation of resources, according to the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation.

The Guinean government is classifying communes into three categories, from A to C, using eight criteria assessed on a 100-point scale. The reform was formalised by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation (MATD), which aims to adapt public policy to local realities and improve the allocation of resources.

The criteria include population, area, urbanisation, accessibility, own-source revenue, administrative and commercial infrastructure, economic role, and constraints related to island status, remoteness or territorial vulnerability, according to an order issued by Minister Djenabou Touré. Communes scoring between 70 and 100 points fall into Type A. This category also includes communes with at least 60,000 inhabitants, regional or prefectural capitals, and major urban centres.

Type B comprises communes with 20,000 to 59,999 inhabitants, equipped with intermediate facilities and expected to receive support to meet Type A standards. Type C applies to communes with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants, which are to benefit from equalisation measures and increased technical assistance, according to the MATD.

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